These 6 corporations are spending millions 👇
and keeping harmful ingredients legal and slow real food reform:
1️⃣ The Coca-Cola Company 🥤
💰 Spends millions lobbying to keep high-fructose corn syrup subsidized and cheap.
🧃 HFCS is cheaper than real sugar because of government corn subsidies.
📈 This allows ultra-sweet drinks to dominate shelves and drive insulin resistance.
⚠️ The result is higher obesity and diabetes rates, not better nutrition.
2️⃣ Bayer (Monsanto) 🌾
🧪 Spends millions lobbying to protect pesticide companies from cancer lawsuits.
🧬 Glyphosate has been classified as a probable carcinogen by the IARC.
⚖️ Bayer has fought labeling laws and stricter pesticide regulation globally.
🚫 Legal immunity keeps chemicals in food even as health risks mount.
3️⃣ MARS, Inc. 🍫
🍬 Spends millions opposing sugar taxes and ingredient regulations.
🏛️ Actively fights restrictions on junk food in government nutrition programs.
📊 Ultra-processed snacks make up the majority of their profit.
⚠️ Public health policies threaten sales, so reform gets blocked.
4️⃣ Kraft Heinz Company 🍟
🏫 Lobbies to protect processed food contracts in schools.
📦 Pushes back against limits on additives and ultra-processed meals.
🧂 Their products rely heavily on sodium, seed oils, and preservatives.
🚸 Kids become the largest captive market for processed food exposure.
5️⃣ American Beverage Association 🥤
🤝 Funded by Coca-Cola and PepsiCo to represent soda interests.
🛑 Spends millions stopping states from banning soda from SNAP benefits.
📉 Sugary drinks are a leading source of added sugar in children.
⚠️ Policy change threatens sales, so access is aggressively defended.
6️⃣ Americans for Ingredient Transparency 🧾
🏢 Formed by Coca-Cola, Kraft Heinz, and Nestlé.
📜 Claims to support transparency while blocking state-level bans.
⚖️ Pushes federal laws that override stricter local regulations.
🚫 This keeps harmful additives legal nationwide.
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